In brief: Letting an Ejar lease expire, ending it early by mutual agreement and seeking termination through an enforcement route are different processes. Read the authenticated contract first. For mutual termination, either landlord or tenant can initiate a request in Ejar and the other party must review it. Record the financial settlement and verify that the contract status changes.
Last checked: 6 September 2026.
Identify the correct situation
Before opening a request, download the authenticated lease and check its end date, renewal setting, notice provisions, payment schedule and early-termination clauses.
- Expiry: the agreed term reaches its end. Check whether automatic renewal is enabled and what notice the contract requires.
- Mutual early termination: landlord and tenant agree to end the active or registered contract and settle the financial position.
- Disputed or enforced termination: one party does not agree, or termination depends on an execution order or other formal basis. This is not the same as a simple mutual request.
Do not treat moving out, handing back keys or stopping payments as proof that the authenticated Ejar contract has ended. The signed contract, any documented settlement and the resulting Ejar status must be checked together.
Prepare before a mutual request
Agree the proposed move-out date and prepare a written settlement. It should address rent due to that date, any amount to be returned or paid, the security deposit, utilities, damage claims, keys and access devices, meter readings and the handover inspection. Avoid vague statements such as “nothing is owed” if a final bill is still expected.
Take dated photographs and prepare a handover record signed by both parties where possible. Keep payment evidence and messages inside a traceable channel. Ejar’s official service description says either party may initiate mutual termination and the other may approve or reject it.
Submit the request through Ejar
Sign in through the official Ejar website and open the relevant active or registered contract. Use the termination service offered for that contract. Because interface labels can change, follow the live prompts rather than an old click-by-click path.
- Check that the property, parties and contract number are correct.
- Enter the requested termination information.
- Record the financial settlement accurately. Do not approve a zero or full settlement unless it matches the agreement.
- Review the summary and submit the request.
- Ask the other party to sign in independently, review the full request and approve or reject it.
- After completion, check that Ejar shows the intended contract as terminated and save the confirmation.
Do not share an Ejar password, Nafath approval or verification code with the landlord, tenant, broker or maintenance staff. Each party should authenticate through the official flow.
Expiry and renewal need separate checks
If you intend to leave at the scheduled end date, inspect the renewal status early. Ejar has separate renewal and automatic-renewal services. Follow the contract’s notice terms and use any action shown in the live system. Save evidence that the other party received the notice. A conversation with a broker may not replace notice to the contractual party.
When the other party does not agree
A mutual termination request cannot create agreement where none exists. Do not invent an execution reference or upload unrelated documents to force the online process. The official REGA description of a termination route involving execution documentation lists an execution order containing the contract number as mandatory and mentions a court ruling or eviction notice where relevant.
If there is an active sublease or another pending request, the official service indicates that a termination request may be blocked. Resolve the displayed issue through Ejar support. Do not assume early departure automatically cancels future payment obligations; that depends on the contract, an agreed settlement or a competent decision.
When to get help
Use Ejar or REGA beneficiary support if the correct service is missing, the contract details are wrong, the other party cannot see the request or the status does not update. Seek qualified Saudi legal advice for a disputed termination, eviction, substantial payment claim, active sublease or enforcement document. This guide does not decide either party’s legal entitlement.